“My Dad tried to share surfing with me and he miscalculated a couple of times when he was trying to get me going, and I almost drowned a few times. I hated surfing. One time, I came in and I was just crying. He (my Dad) thought it was about three foot four foot and it ended up having 8 and 10 foot sets and I paddled over backwards on a cold winter day with no wetsuit. I was very cold and I just about drowned and he couldn’t get to me… And when I came in, I just threw my surfboard down and said “I just hate this sport. I hate this. I don’t like surfing”. So I stopped surfing for a year. I didn’t want to know about it” .
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If it wasn’t for Jeff’s dad’s insistence, the surfing industry could be mapped out entirely differently. On a sunny fall morning in California, the conditions were perfect with 3-4ft peelers and Jeff went out with his dad once more. .
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“And he got me lined up and I just took one wave… He said I came paddling back out and my eyes were like alarm clocks!” ~ Jeff Hakman @jeff_hakman .
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More of Mr Sunset’s incredible life story on episode 31. Link in bio ☝️

🛍👔 While playing the game we can surf through the indoors of the Russia’s main department store called the GUM - the State Department Store with a variety of high-end boutiques. Built in the late 19th century the legendary store is now home to over 200 boutiques selling a variety of brands: from luxurious to these more affordable. Even if you are not interested in shopping, the GUM is still worth a visit. The glass-roofed 242 metres long arcade faces Red Square and offers a variety of classy restaurants. The trape-zoidal building features a combination of elements of Russian medieval architecture and a steel framework and glass roof, a similar style to the great 19th-century railway stations of London. 🚂🍂
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[Tap on the tag mark to see how this building looks like in reality] 🌍👈
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